Date: 30 November 2005
Passenger Traffic Growth Slows, Freight Remains Flat
| October 2005 over October 2004 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
6.7% |
7.9% |
70.4 |
8.5% |
8.5% |
| Asia/Pacific |
4.1% |
4.0% |
72.5 |
0.2% |
3.8% |
| Europe |
5.9% |
4.6% |
77.1 |
-0.1% |
4.2% |
| Latin America |
8.7% |
5.2% |
73.4 |
2.1% |
3.9% |
| Middle East |
15.1% |
12.0% |
72.5 |
16.8% |
8.2% |
| North America |
5.5% |
6.5% |
76.9 |
-0.5% |
4.3% |
| Industry |
6.0% |
5.4% |
74.8 |
1.1% |
4.4% |
| Year to Date - 2005 over 2004 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
10.6% |
8.7% |
69.1 |
7.8% |
10.9% |
| Asia/Pacific |
7.0% |
6.2% |
72.9 |
3.5% |
6.9% |
| Europe |
6.3% |
4.6% |
76.9 |
1.1% |
4.6% |
| Latin America |
13.1% |
10.8% |
72.7 |
-2.3% |
7.1% |
| Middle East |
12.6% |
11.1% |
73.6 |
14.1% |
11.6% |
| North America |
9.5% |
8.7% |
79.9 |
-0.4% |
6.3% |
| Industry |
7.9% |
6.7% |
75.4 |
2.6% |
6.5% |
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 265 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic.
- The IATA Billing and Settlement Plan operates in 71 countries for 390 airline and non-airline participants covering 150 countries and territories.
- Explanation of measurements:
- RPK: Revenue Passenger Kilometres measures actual passenger traffic
- ASK: Available Seat Kilometres measures available passenger capacity
- PLF: Passenger Load Factor is % of ASKs used. In comparison of 2004 to 2003, PLF indicates point differential between the periods compared.
- FTK: Freight Tonne Kilometres measures actual freight traffic
- ATK: Available Tonne Kilometres measures available total capacity (combined passenger and cargo)
- IATA statistics cover international scheduled air traffic; domestic traffic is not included.
- All figures are provisional and represent total reporting at time of publication plus estimates for missing data.
- Due to uncertainties in the adoption of the new ICAO statistical definitions by reporting carriers, care should be taken when making year comparisons.
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